Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is quite warm and muggy, temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 74 in Clifton down to 65 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly and also there is some patchy fog in some inland areas.
CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 68
RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93 LOW 76 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Yesterday we had no rain again even through there was a 70% chance of showers, however around the Lakewood area received up to 5 inches of rain which caused flash flooding.
Today there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms and once again some areas will stay dry while heavy rain is possible in some slow moving storms later this afternoon and this evening. With more cloud cover high temperatures will be a couple of degrees lower than yesterday, but the humidity will stay high with dew points in the low 70s as the Bermuda high pressure ridge continues to dominate our weather.
Less clouds on Sunday will cause high temperatures to rise into the 90s again and there is still a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
Hot and humid weather is expected to continue Monday and Tuesday. A slow moving cold front will approach our area Tuesday night giving us a good chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday into Wednesday.
High pressure will then build into our area for Thursday and Friday with more normal temperatures and lower humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., high near 90.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 2 a.m., low in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.
MONDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the mid 90s. chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
TUESDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected through Wednesday except possible small craft advisories for Monday night.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe and cool!